>the meaning that your unconscious gives to the crow has to do with how you feel
>about crows in waking life.

This is very good advice for me to think about.

Unfortunately, my personal perspective on the Crow is rather negative and somewhat scarey. I am taking your comment about "The Raven" very seriously and I am reading over the poem at the moment.

The Crow being outside my house indicates that it is outside my persona, ie, in my unconscious. I can't see it because it is hidden in my unconscious and I am seeking to "illuminate" it with a flashlight. This seems to indicate that I cannot perceive the full meaning of the bird because it is hidden from my conscious mind in some fashion, but I want to find it and learn about it. There is certainly an ominous feeling whenever I consider the symbolic "meaning" of the Crow.

The talking of the Crow indicates that the unconscious complex is actually intelligent and it has gained some amount of mental or psychic energy. It is also giving me "advice" on which drawer to open. This implies some control of my persona. That in itself is rather frightening.

Oddly enough, there is something about The Raven being a craven bird that sticks in my mind. This is a clue to the nature of the complex and possibly it's eventual integration with my conscious mind.

I don't think I can avoid the upcoming battle and I am afraid. This is the other part of the Crow symbol. There appears to be some truth in the idea that the Crow is a hargringer of dire consequences.

Thanks,
Magiknight

craven
adj : lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful;